The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-09

Solicitor argued the presumption or law
that when burglary has been commltted
and the stolen goods are found in the posses
sion Of anyone that person is the thlef'
Mr.. Morgan, Grants attorney, set up
Grants statement that the goods had been
given to him by another party. The verdict
of the jury was guilty, aud Judge Adams
sentenced Grant to fifteen years in the penl-
Tertiary When Grant was convicted, John
Koenel entered plea of guilty and he was
sentenced to eight years in the penltentlary.
The Solicitor then nolle pressed the ind1ct-
ment in the case of George Sans, as the
evidence against him was not enough to
criminate him.
Joe johnson was another who had unlaw-
fully dispossessed Benz. Rothwen of his
property. He stole steer and pleaded
guilty to the charge of cattle stealing and
received sentence of two years in the
penitentiary.
THE TOBACCO GANG.
Alfred Walton, colored, was charged with
burglary in stealing tobacco from the
warehouse Of Ellis Young a. Co. in August
last Solicitor General duBignon put Mr..
John Young on the stand and proved the
burglary and also proved that Walton was
the man who sold the tobacco to Monroe
Walton's statement was that he met two
men on the street and they gave him the
tobacco to SELL He took it to Monroe and
received the money for it, but he did not
know that it had been stolen. When the
State rested T. ID. Rockwell, Esq, his attor-
ney, asked the court to instruct the jury to
acquit the defendant, as according to the
testimony he could not be guilty of any
greater otfense than receiving stolen goods.
Judge Adams decided not to give the in
structions, but to let the case go to TIE jury.
After the arguments had been heard the
Jury retired and reached a verdict OF not
guilty and Walton was discharged.
Ben Young (colored was charged with
the same offense, and Mr.. John Young testi-
fled that the defendant had confessed to him
the burglary and shown him where the
goods could be found. Ben simply made
general denial, saying that he had nothing
TO do with the affair and knew nothing
of it. The case was submitted without ar
gument, and at l 80 o'clock the jury re-
tired. 1t was thought that verdict would
be reached in about two minutes, but
o'clock came and nothing was heard from
the jury.
AJURY AT OUTS.
The court adjourned for dinner, but at
$3.50 O'Clock the jury had still not agreed.
Every one about the court room was un-
easy. 1t was not known what the cause of
the delay could be. The case was clear
one, and the possibility of hung jury on
such a case as that was held up as COM
mentary on the jury system.
At 80 o'clock, however, the agreement
was announced. After the verdict had been
rendered it was learned that one of the
jurymen had wanted recommendation to
mercy, and another became angry because
the Jury was delayed in reaching a verdict,
as he was in hurry to get home. Some
words passed between them and the result
was that the merciful juror became an OBJ
Structionist, and kept the hurried juror
locked up until late in the afternoon.
The jury found Young guilty, and when
Judge Adams sentenced him he said:
THE FRUITS OF CRIME,
"You have been found guilty of the crime
of burglary, and the verdict is a just one
This, believe, is the first time that you
have ever been before the court as a defend
ant, and that fact inclineS the court to
mercy in the hope that it will be the last
time You had good position and you
were trusted by your employer. Your
wages were sufficient to meet
all your reasonable wants, but
YOU were not satisfied with
the fruits of honest toll; you reached out
your hands for the fruits that are only pur
chased with crime, and always purchased
dearly They have turned to ashes on your
lips You have lost your position, you have
lost your reputation, you have lost your
home, you have lost your friends, and what
have you gained!-ten years in the peniten-
tiary."
YOungs wife, who was in the gallery, be-
gan so6bing. She descended to the lobby
of the court room, and as she started down
the stairs to leave the building she tainted
and fell She was carried from the court
house and her friends took her home.
Young was taken back to Jail.